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Arthur County, Nebraska

2026 election results. Jim Pillen (R) got 84% of the vote for governor in Arthur County. The margin is 7.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Arthur County

U.S. Senate

Pete Ricketts
83.6%189
Dan Osborn
10.2%23
Robin Richards
4.9%11
Mike Marvin
0.9%2

1 more candidate on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Pete Ricketts wins. Called.

Governor

Jim Pillen
84.1%191
Lynne Walz
9.3%21
Brett Lindstrom
6.2%14
Rick Beard
0.4%1
100% counted

Statewide: Jim Pillen wins. Called.

The leader in Arthur County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 8:36 PM.

9 local contests in Arthur County

School boards, judges and other local offices on Arthur County's ballots, from Nebraska's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Schools

For Member of the State Board of Education - District 07

CandidateVotesShare
Elizabeth Tegtmeier186100.0%

Elizabeth Tegtmeier is unopposed. The contest crosses into 43 other counties; across all of them: Elizabeth Tegtmeier 69,770 (100.0%).

Mid-Plains Community College For Board of Governors - District 02

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler S. Pribbeno173100.0%

Tyler S. Pribbeno is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Tyler S. Pribbeno 5,210 (100.0%).

Judges

Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Shall Judge Dirk V. Block be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes11063.6%
No6336.4%

Yes ahead with 63.6% in Arthur County. The contest crosses into 92 other counties; across all of them: Yes 414,572 (71.5%), No 165,568 (28.5%).

Judge of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court Shall Judge Thomas E. Stine be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes11566.5%
No5833.5%

Yes ahead with 66.5% in Arthur County. The contest crosses into 92 other counties; across all of them: Yes 413,916 (71.9%), No 161,903 (28.1%).

Judge of the District Court - District 11 Shall Judge Cindy Volkmer be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes11363.8%
No6436.2%

Yes ahead with 63.8% in Arthur County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 22,432 (74.8%), No 7,553 (25.2%).

Judge of the District Court - District 11 Shall Judge Patrick M. Heng be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes11466.7%
No5733.3%

Yes ahead with 66.7% in Arthur County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 23,269 (77.5%), No 6,740 (22.5%).

Judge of the County Court - District 11 Shall Judge Tanya Roberts-Connick be retained in office? - 6 Year Term

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes12270.1%
No5229.9%

Yes ahead with 70.1% in Arthur County. The contest crosses into 16 other counties; across all of them: Yes 23,204 (77.6%), No 6,681 (22.4%).

Other local offices

Twin Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - At Large

CandidateVotesShare
Eric Brown170100.0%

Eric Brown is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Eric Brown 11,997 (100.0%).

Twin Platte Natural Resources District For Board of Directors - Subdistrict 01

CandidateVotesShare
Jon Walz175100.0%

Jon Walz is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Jon Walz 2,336 (100.0%).

Nebraska's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 5:23 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NE GovernorR +80.2R +87.9D +7.7
NE-03R +86.8R +87.9D +1.1

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Arthur County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris6.0%Donald Trump93.3%R +87.3283
2020Joe Biden7.4%Donald Trump91.5%R +84.2284
2016Hillary Clinton6.2%Donald Trump89.4%R +83.2273
2012Barack Obama11.5%Mitt Romney86.6%R +75.2262
2008Barack Obama14.8%John McCain82.5%R +67.7263
2004John Kerry9.0%George W. Bush90.2%R +81.2266
2000Al Gore9.6%George W. Bush86.4%R +76.8272

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +10.4.

Other counties in Nebraska

Nebraska results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Nebraska certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Nebraska's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.